Method

In a large pot, heat the olive oil and fry the garlic and onions for 5 mins until almost softened. Add the pimenton and cumin, cook for a few mins, then add the vinegar, sugar, tomatoes and some seasoning. Cook for 10 mins.

Pour in the beans and cook for another 10 mins. Serve with rice and the accompaniments of your choice in small bowls.

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Comments, questions and tips

I made this and it was delicious. I substituted the black beans for kidney beans and substituted the spices for a packet of chili con carne mix. I also added some beef mince for extra flavour. Great results. It's already become a family favourite.

gillh007

18th May, 2017

5.05

Top dish. Made many times. As others have side the side extras add to this dish. Great for a group, everyone can help themselves. Never fails

happyhannah

17th May, 2017

5.05

Delicious, quick and easy. One tbsp of hot chilli powder in place of the mild chilli/sweet pimenton works really well. The accompaniements really lift the dish.

heather444

16th Mar, 2017

5.05

Easy to cook and very tasty, produced 6 good portions that can be served with rice. Will definitely cook this again. couldn't find black beans so used used black eyed beans instead. Also, I used tablespoons rather than teaspoons of the spices so that it wasn't too spicy.

gridban

10th Dec, 2016

Where can you buy pimenton? I can't find it anywhere. Following one of the comments above I substituted smoked paprika. The result was quite tasty but definitely not chilli. I also found that with the canned tomatoes and cider vinegar it was a bit too liquidy for my taste.

Stashia

24th Jul, 2016

2.55

This recipe was too overpowering heat wise, we don't eat dairy so couldn't cool with yogurt, but the addition of the radish and Avocado was a nice touch. Not in a hurry to make again though if I do will change the amount of spice.

Icarus9

8th Feb, 2016

5.05

This dish is a favourite in our house. Easy to make and always well received. Store cupboard ingredients and freezes well. I replace one of the cans of black beans with a can of red kidney beans in chilli sauce. With regard to comments below about the amount of spice I do use the full tablespoons as indicated in the recipe but found 3 tablespoons of cumin overpowering. I just use one and a half tablespoons of cumin and three tablespoons of smoked paprika.

PicaPicaMagpie

15th Feb, 2015

This is delicious, and I know it will be great for freezing in portions to use throughout the week! I made the following amendments:
- Added a chopped yellow pepper with the onions
- Added half a red onion that was left over in my fridge
- Used only one tablespoon of brown sugar, which turned out to be a good move (or it would have been far too sweet)
- Used only three TEASPOONS of cumin as suggested by others, which again I feel was a good move
- Used half a tablespoon of smoked paprika, half a tablespoon of ordinary paprika and half a tablespoon and chili powder
- Threw in some leftover broccoli in five minutes before the end of cooking time.
The only thing I would do differently next time would be to halve the cider vinegar as it did overpower things a bit ( maybe due to reducing the sugar).

dwatson27

23rd Oct, 2014

5.05

Made this recipe yesterday and we've had some for lunch today. Very tasty - even meat eating hubby enjoyed it!

suem0rg4n

11th Aug, 2014

5.05

This is staple in our house - I add a couple of sliced peppers with the onions to make it even more veg-laden - and also a chopped fresh chilli. Other than that, I spice as described in the recipe; the cider vinegar is fantastic, I add this to my standard chilli as well now. Delicious!

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Hi
I am buying the ingredients for this recipe, but can the amounts really be tablespoons? 3 tablespoons of cumin and curry powder seems a very large amount.
Thanks
Angus

goodfoodteam

26th Jan, 2015

Hi Angus, thanks for your question. It does sound like a lot but the quantities are correct. Please do use measuring spoons and for all our recipes the spoon measurements are level unless otherwise stated. You can use less if you prefer but the flavours will be less prominent. Let us know how you get on.

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